Bob Birch

Robert "Bob" Birch (1945-) was the Speaker of the House of the United States from 2012 to 2014 and House Minority Leader from 2014.

Biography
Robert Birch, better known as "Bob", was born in Arizona in 1945. He became the representative of Arizona's 2nd congressional district in the US House of Representatives, becoming Speaker of the House under President Garrett Walker. Majority Whip Frank Underwood gained support against Birch when he opposed his education bill, and he gained the necessary 13 votes to impeach him; he instead forced Birch's hand into dismissing House Majority Leader David Rasmussen and letting Black Caucus leader Terry Womack become the first black majority leader, while he also wanted Birch to support the bill. Birch became an ally of Underwood, and he reshuffled the US Democratic Party's leadership in Congress to get the bill passed. However, the 2014 Midterm Elections led to the US Republican Party taking power instead of him, and he became House Minority Leader.